Night Out in the Parks
Fun, Active, Engaging Activities Coming to Neighborhood Parks This Summer Night Out in the Parks brings more than 700 activities to neighborhood parks this summer, making community parks safe havens and hubs of activity. Enjoy the breadth of world-class cultural programming offered in local parks as part of this exciting new program. Join in on [...]
Summer Day Camps & Programs
Registration is underway for the Chicago Park District summer day camps and programs. View the various programs the park district has to offer as well as registration information. Chicago Park District summer day camps & programs
Chicago Park District Special Event Permits
From the Chicago Park District’s Special Event Permit Application Process web page: Overview A Special Event Permit is required if your gathering has any of the following elements: 50 or more participants Use of amplified sound Any advertising or sponsorship activities Selling and/or distributing food, goods or merchandise (this includes exercise classes or boot camps) [...]
Chicago River Day
Friends of the Chicago River invite you to join over 4,000 volunteers with thousands more beyond the banks for the 21st Chicago River Day on Saturday, May 11 from 9am to 12 noon. Volunteers will gather for a day of hands-on environmental work along the Chicago River. Volunteers range in age from pre-schoolers to seniors, [...]
Chicago Parks Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit
Check out the Chicago Parks Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition along the lakefront! Public sculpture exhibit by 64 renowned artists organized by Chicago Sculpture International in collaboration with the Chicago Park District. Watch the video There’s also a great overview article with photos in TimeOut.
Why not visit Northerly Island?
Northerly Island (formerly Meigs Field) is a 91- acre peninsula that juts into Lake Michigan at the heart of the Museum Campus. It is located just south of the Adler Planetarium and east of Soldier Field. The majority of this space is dedicated to nature! The nature area at Northerly Island features beautiful strolling paths [...]
Chicago’s Museums in the Parks
Visit the Museums in the Park website to learn more about Chicago’s wealth of parks-based museum attractions. Check out, in particular, the neat visit-planning tool. Every year, nearly eight million people visit the 10 remarkable Chicago institutions that comprise Museums In the Park. That’s more than half the entire population of Illinois. In fact, museums [...]
North Park Village Nature Center
North Park Village Nature Center is located on the northwest side of Chicago and includes a forty-six acre nature preserve and also an educational facility. The Nature Center and preserve are situated within the North Park Village complex, a cluster of buildings located on approximately 155 acres of land at 5801 N. Pulaski Road. The [...]
Chicago Park District
Chicago Park District Telephone: 312.747.2200 Website: Chicago Park District From rich pond life teeming with frogs, herons, and dragonflies, to shrubby areas where migratory birds stop to rest, to lush prairies filled with native grasses and wildflowers, the Chicago Park District offers opportunities to explore nature in the city. . Gross Park 2708 West Lawrence Chicago, [...]
Lincoln Park Conservatory
Step inside and be transported to another place and time – Lincoln Park Conservatory – where you will find tropical palms and ancient ferns, right in the heart of Lincoln Park. Constructed in stages between 1890 and 1895, the Conservatory was designed both to showcase exotic plants and to grow the thousands of plants needed [...]
Friends of the Parks
Improving Chicago’s Parks Through its Partnerships and Advocacy in Neighborhood Parks program Friends of the Parks strives to increase community involvement in the planning, design and operation of neighborhood parks and open spaces, empowering individuals and their neighbors. FOTP strategies involve working with community groups and park advisory councils to clearly identify issues, develop outreach [...]
Garfield Park & Conservatory
Garfield Park is a 184-acre site located in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the west side of Chicago. It is home to the Garfield Park Conservatory, one of the largest and most impressive conservatories in the United States. Often referred to as “landscape art under glass,” the Garfield Park Conservatory occupies approximately 4.5 acres [...]
